Free CLEP American Government Exam Practice Questions
- Which of the following activities does the House Rules Committee control?
- Scheduling what bills to debate and when they are debated
- Selecting who will speak during floor debate
- Appointing members for standing committees
- Selecting the Speaker of the House
- A power that the House of Representatives has that the Senate does NOT is the power to
- try impeached government officials.
- approve proposed treaties.
- introduce bills about revenue.
- confirm presidential appointments.
- A power that the Senate possesses that the House of Representatives does NOT is the power to
- impeach government officials.
- approve proposed treaties.
- declare war on another nation.
- provide oversight of the executive branch.
- How does the president exercise a pocket veto?
- By accepting some lines in a bill and rejecting others
- By attaching a signing statement to a bill
- By failing to sign a bill when Congress has finished its term
- By refusing to read the text of a proposed bill
- Which BEST describes the relation between the president and the Congress regarding legislation?
- The president generally leads Congress regarding national policy issues.
- Congress drafts legislation within the limits of the president’s proposed budget.
- Key congressional committees report to the president about new bills.
- Presidential officials serve as honorary advisers on congressional committees.
- Executive privilege is the power of
- the executive branch to carry out laws.
- the president to appoint officials to federal posts.
- executive officials to keep information from Congress.
- the president to lead the U.S. armed forces.
- In what way can the president act as a legislator?
- By serving as head of state
- By serving as commander-in-chief
- By appointing diplomats
- By issuing executive orders
- The president has the authority to do all of the following EXCEPT
- recognize foreign governments.
- keep troops in military action for an indefinite amount of time.
- negotiate treaties with other nations.
- command the military to use nuclear weapons.
- The president’s official cabinet typically includes which of the following officials?
- National Security Council and White House Office officials
- The Senate majority leader, Chief Justice, and Secretary of State
- Leaders of the fifteen executive departments
- Un-appointed friends and advisers to the president
- Which of the following is the BEST description of a signing statement?
- A statement a president makes upon signing legislation into law
- A statement of a president detailing his/her reasons for a veto
- A statement a president makes expressing disappointment in a failed bill
- A statement of a president’s desires for new legislation
CLEP American Government Exam Answer Key
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Last Updated: 04/18/2018
